Acute aluminium phosphide poisoning: Can we predict mortality?

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 302-307

  Mathai, Ashu ^a   Bhanu, Madhurita Singh ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Aluminium phosphide; Mortality; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALUMINUM PHOSPHIDE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BICARBONATE; BILIRUBIN; CREATININE; DOBUTAMINE; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ACUTE ALUMINUM PHOSPHIDE POISONING; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; APACHE; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ECG ABNORMALITY; FEMALE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTOXICATION; MALE; MORTALITY; NAUSEA; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SURVIVOR; VOMITING;

EID: 79251475294     PISSN: 00195049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.68372     Document Type: Article

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